Mother high on cocaine and methadone accused of cutting off 3-month old sons genitals

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A mother who claimed the family dog tore off her baby son's genitals was arrested Friday and accused of mutilating the boy herself with a sharp instrument.

Katherine Nadal, 25, was led away in handcuffs while awaiting a court hearing on custody of the 3-month-old boy, Holden Gothia. She was charged with injury to a child and held on $100,000 bail.

Child-welfare authorities said she told social workers she woke up from a nap March 13 to find that her small dachshund had attacked her son.

But a veterinarian and a doctor agreed the dog did not cause the injuries, because there was no blood or human tissue on the animal or in its mouth, police said.

Police said in court papers that the mother had used a sharp instrument to cut off the boy's genitals. The instrument was not identified.

Nadal's attorney had no comment.

Nadal had a history of prescription drug abuse and tested positive for cocaine and methadone the day after Holden was mutilated, authorities said.

She has been forbidden to see her son since the injuries occurred in March.

"Given what we know today, we will probably work toward terminating her parental rights and reuniting the child with his father or another relative," said Harris County Child Protective Services spokeswoman Estella Olguin.

The baby has years of reconstructive surgery and other operations ahead of him, said Daniel Sanders, an attorney for Camden Gothia, the baby's father.

The dog has since been released by authorities and adopted.

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[eric&gen 0]

Damn that is too gross too bad she wasnt a he so the same thing can happend to her what comes around go around she got hers coming sicko boatch.

[PaulineA 1]

OMG, What the heck? How can she do this to her own child? My stomache is turning, I feel so sick at the thought of this happening. The poor kid is going to suffer for the rest of his life because of his own mother! Really makes me sick!

[brnidokiegurl 1]

Hate posts like this and right here at Mother Day, hope they find him a home completely away from there

[Mary Lou 682]

My god, that's so awful That poor baby.

[KarenCee 3]

sickening ... i hope her rights are terminated and he's placed with a family that will love him as he's going to need so much of that in the coming years. gawd...that poor baby.

[~Chad~ 0]

I hope the judge is as cruel to her as she was to that baby

Edited May 12, 2007 by Chad+Lira

[sereia 0]

there goes his sex life. what a rotten woman!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! she definitely deserves a harsh sentence. this baby will never be normal inside or out!

[Peggy 1]

That is just sick.

Poor little baby.

[Jamie76 0]

It is times like these that I wish they would implement cruel and unusual punishment.

[Alex+R 0]

What is this, crappy parents week? Jeez.... and where was the dad, if the mom was such a drug addict? Yikes.

[jundp 191]

You need a license to get married, drive a car, be a teacher, BE A BEAUTICIAN, but anyone can be a parent....

####### is wrong with our world?

[JoeMama 0]

The only just punishment is to mutilate her genitalia! Any suggestions?

[almaty 19]

It is times like these that I wish they would implement cruel and unusual punishment.

hmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm,, i see a scooby doo

Edited May 12, 2007 by almaty

[aicha 0]

There is something so wrong in this world when people like this are just allowed to continue living - where was any of this woman's family - if they all knew about her problems - how can they just sit back and do nothing - I just do not understand people like this.

My sister hit her son in the face one time when he was maybe three or four - I came down so hard on her for that and she never did it again - she also thanked me for stopping her from being like our parents. All people need to stand up and stop these things - it takes one person to write a story, but it takes us all to change these things.

This poor, innocent child will never have a normal life because somewhere his family also neglected his life - not just the horrible woman who gave him birth.